{"id":2580455,"date":"2026-03-16T16:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/america250-commission-hails-2-5-million-volunteer-hours-reached\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:16:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:16:55","slug":"america250-commission-hails-2-5-million-volunteer-hours-reached","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/america250-commission-hails-2-5-million-volunteer-hours-reached\/","title":{"rendered":"America250 commission hails 2.5 million volunteer hours reached"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famerica250-commission-hails-2-5-million-volunteer-hours-reached%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2580455&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The America250 commission announced it has surpassed 2.5 million volunteer hours in its national effort too mark the United States\u2019 semiquincentennial, the largest volunteer initiative in U.S. history. Rosie Rios, the chairwoman, said this shows a broad groundswell of Americans eager to serve, with the America Gives program channeling that momentum toward the 250th anniversary. The commission, established by congress to mark the nation\u2019s birthday, counts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">major corporations<\/a> among its supporters, including Walmart, Target, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Major League Baseball; Coca-Cola System has pledged 250,000 volunteer hours, and Boeing will match employee hours with donations to eligible nonprofits. The effort is part of a wider set of commemorations, including the White house\u2019s Freedom 250 initiative. Large celebrations are planned particularly in Pennsylvania, the birthplace of independence, with Philadelphia investing over $100 million in events and partnerships spanning more than 60 organizations. as part of the festivities, Pope Leo XIV is set to receive the Liberty Medal during Fourth of July celebrations, with his remarks delivered virtually from the Vatican and livestreamed to Independence Mall in Philadelphia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">America250 commission hails 2.5 million volunteer hours reached<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2501392\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/america-250\/\">America250<\/a> on Monday announced it reached a critical milestone in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4411847\/america-250-volunteer-effort-galvanize-our-country\/\">volunteer <\/a>initiative designed to mark the semiquincentennial.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The America250 commission surpassed over 2.5 million volunteer hours in its effort to pull off the largest national volunteer initiative in U.S. history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4493234\/white-house-ufc-event-logistics-fighter-michael-chandler\/\">White House UFC event logistics &#8216;going to be a lot,&#8217; fighter Michael Chandler warns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4493027\/trump-reveals-neal-dunn-terminal-diagnosis-before-treatment-would-be-dead-by-june\/\">Trump reveals Neal Dunn had terminal diagnosis before treatment: &#8216;Would be dead by June&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4492957\/susie-wiles-diagnosed-early-stage-breast-cancer-trump\/\">Susie Wiles diagnosed with &#8216;early stage&#8217; breast cancer: Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;As I&rsquo;ve met with partner organizations and community leaders across the country, I&rsquo;ve felt a real groundswell of Americans eager to serve and reconnect,&rdquo; Rosie Rios, chairwoman of America250, said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/america250.org\/news\/america250-program-america-gives-surpasses-2-50-million-volunteer-service-hours-as-nations-250th-anniversary-approaches\/\">in a statement<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Surpassing 2.5 million volunteer hours confirms what I&rsquo;ve been seeing firsthand &mdash; that service is bringing people together in powerful ways,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;America Gives is tapping into that momentum and channeling it toward our 250th anniversary, reminding us that service has always been at the heart of who we are as a nation.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>America250 is the entity tasked by Congress to mark the U.S.&rsquo;s 250th birthday this year. Walmart, Target, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the MLB are among the leading groups and companies fueling volunteer momentum in the commission&rsquo;s latest campaign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other major corporations are getting involved as well, with Coca-Cola System pledging to generate 250,000 volunteer hours, and Boeing announcing it will match employee volunteer time with monetary donations to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dei-runs-rampant-at-education-department-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DEI runs rampant at Education Department - Washington Examiner\">eligible nonprofit groups<\/a>, according to the commission.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-mom-with-onlyfans-account-allegedly-banned-from-volunteering-at-her-childrens-school\/\" title=\"Florida Mom with OnlyFans Account Allegedly Banned from Volunteering at Her Children&#039;s School\">volunteer program<\/a> is one of a slew of initiatives America250 and others, including the White House-created Freedom 250, have launched to mark the semiquincentennial.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-koreans-wear-kim-jong-un-pins-as-the-supreme-leader-builds-godlike-personality-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"North Koreans wear Kim Jong Un pins as the supreme leader builds godlike personality - Washington Examiner\">largest celebrations<\/a> will take place in Pennsylvania. The state was the first in the nation to pass a resolution designating all counties partners with America250, as it boasts the site where the Declaration of Independence was signed and served as the seat of the Continental Congress, making it the birthplace of U.S. independence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/4491987\/no-labels-appeal-washington-america-250\/\"><strong>NO LABELS MAKES APPEAL TO WASHINGTON AMID AMERICA 250: &lsquo;MAKE SURE THIS EXPERIMENT CONTINUES&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Philadelphia, officials say they have invested <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phila.gov\/2025-09-03-city-of-philadelphia-to-ring-in-americas-250th-anniversary-with-ring-it-on-one-philly-a-united-celebration\/\">over $100 million<\/a> in celebrations and partnerships spanning more than 60 community and cultural organizations. Over the weekend, Philadelphia officials announced they will be bestowing the Liberty Medal on the Chicago-born <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pope-leo-xiv\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11789\">Pope Leo XIV<\/a> during Fourth of July celebrations to recognize his &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >lifelong work promoting religious liberty<\/a> and freedom of conscience and expression around the world, ideals enshrined by America&rsquo;s founders in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The pope will deliver live acceptance remarks virtually from the Vatican, and his speech will be livestreamed to those in attendance on Philadelphia&rsquo;s Independence Mall, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcphiladelphia.com\/news\/local\/pope-leo-xiv-to-receive-liberty-medal-at-americas-250th-anniversary-in-philly\/4368963\/\">according to<\/a> NBC Philadelphia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America250 celebrates 2.5M volunteer hours<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2580456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP25209625244182.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[53982,45161,75919,45159],"class_list":["post-2580455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-america250","tag-communityservice","tag-volunteerhours","tag-volunteering"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP25209625244182.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2580455"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2580459,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580455\/revisions\/2580459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2580456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2580455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2580455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2580455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}